Shepherd-s-purse Sentence Examples

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  • Many of the plants are annuals; among these are some of the commonest weeds of cultivation, shepherd's purse (Capsella Bursa-pastoris), charlock (Brassica Sinapis), and such common FIG.

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  • When the fruit is several times longer than broad it is known as a siliqua, as in stock or wallflower; when about as long as broad, a silicula, as in shepherd's purse.

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  • Some of the plants used are achillea (yarrow), trillium, geranium, and shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa).

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